Why The Poor Will Remain Poor In Kenya

Getting rich in kenya if you come from a humble background is like climbing mount Everest without resources to facilitate the journey. It is close to impossible for a poor person to become rich in kenya.

The root problem

In my observation, the leading problem affecting our economy is the lack of appropriate education.

The education curriculum in Kenya and around the world is still built on traditional and outdated concepts that fail to impart its learners with the necessary knowledge and skills crucial to dealing with the fast pacing changing times within the contemporary society.

Other problems

Many people will continue blaming the world but what we forget is that corruption is here to stay and corrupt people have and will remain being the order of the day. Main causes of poverty will not be eradicated by blaming the government. What is daunting is the fact that appointing leaders with integrity is not happening any soon in Kenya and Africa in general.

Yes, bad leadership is also a major problem as to why the poor continue suffering while the rich continue getting richer.

Forget what you learnt in school

As the subtitle suggests, forget what you learnt in school, its close to useless out here. Many people who failed in school are succeeding out here compared to those that passed with flying colors. Don’t get me wrong, its my observation and I’m certain you will second me. This is not to say that school wasn’t or isn’t important, what I meant is that many things that we were taught in class are not practical in the current world.

I earlier said that the educational curriculum in Kenya is not working since its built on traditional and conventional methods that are not practical. Many parents pressure their children to study with the hope that they will get decent jobs after graduating but that’s not the case. The rate of unemployment is very high in Kenya and that is why you will find many graduates in the streets doing jobs that they shouldn’t be doing.

Have you ever asked yourself why? For me its simple, people and especially the youth were fed with the notion of living a decent life has to come by being employed which shouldn’t be the case. Many people in kenya and especially graduates waste a lot of there time tarmacking hoping to be employed in a big company.

Things would have been quite better if people would have been told the truth. Education garnered from school is not the root of wealth or rather a good life. The only purpose of education was to inform, discipline, guide and provide exposure for networking. Education is not a ticket to a good employment. therefore, if you eliminate employment, you will find many graduates doing great things that they have never even thought of in the past.

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–Solution to poverty in Kenya

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